TEX A S FIJI Not for College Days Alone LEAVE YOUR LEGACY AT TEXAS FIJI Help Increase Your Pledge Class Participation by Making a Gift Today T he graduates of Texas Fiji have really made an impact on the Texas Fiji: Not for College Days Alone campaign. As you probably saw in our last letter to you, several pledge classes have exceptional participation. The class of 1954 has 72% participation, 1955 has 50%, and 1976 has 47%. The class of 1976 also leads with 18 members participating in the campaign! Below we have included an updated top three list in each decade to see who is leading the charge. An updated view of the construction site, showing storm drainage lines being installed. To date, we are $830,000 short of reaching the $5.5 million goal and need the support of all brothers to achieve success. We are 85% of the way there—we need you more than ever to help meet our goal. Please take a few moments to look over the donor list on the back page and acknowledge our brothers who have joined the effort to provide a secure future for Texas Fiji. We thank these graduates and friends for their generous contributions. Thus far, 399 of 1,933 graduates have shown their support of this vital campaign. That translates to 20% participation. So if you have not contributed, please do your part and join this campaign today. It’s time to apply our serious dedication to making our new house a shining symbol of what fraternity life has to offer. This is your chance to pass on the Fraternity to the next generation better than it was given to you. We are extending a challenge today—join those of us who have stepped up. Each pledge class that has the highest participation rate in their decade by December 31, 2013, will receive rights to name a bedroom in the new addition. Be sure your class receives this high honor. Help us by signing and returning the enclosed pledge card right now. Please don’t put it off any longer. Send in your gift today and help us celebrate our Texas Fiji history with your generous five-year pledge. GTBO, Campaign Chairmen Bobby Orr PC ’75 borr@orrinc.com Kevin R. Snodgrass PC ’78 kevin.snodgrass@cushwake.com These Pledge Classes Really Stand Out C ongratulations to the following pledge classes that are in the running to name a room for having the highest participation percentage in their decade. Don’t see your pledge class listed? Rally your brothers to make a gift today! 1940s ’40, ’48 – 27.27% ’47 – 25.00% ’45 – 16.67% 1950s ’54 – 72.00% ’55 – 50.00% ’52 – 21.43% 1960s ’60 – 15.38% ’68 – 13.16% ’66 – 13.04% 1970s ’76 – 47.37% ’77 – 45.16% ’78 – 45.00% 1980s ’86 – 40.00% ’82 – 26.32% ’81, ’83 – 18.52% 1990s ’91 – 32.50% ’94 – 32.26% ’97 – 22.58% 2000s ’08 – 40.00% ’03 – 15.15% ’00 – 11.36% Pledge Class of 1976 Shows High Involvement with 18 Participants T exas Fiji sends a thank-you to all who have participated in the Texas Fiji: Not for College Days Alone campaign, but the work is not done. In a friendly pledge class competition, we have ranked classes by their level of participation. The class of 1976 currently has the highest campaign participation in their 1970s decade, with 18 brothers or 47% contributing. Four 1976 brothers share why they gave. Bill Campbell PC ’76 “I can say unequivocally that the Texas Fijis have been one of the most important parts of my life. I gave because Texas Fiji has meant so much to me and my family! Since becoming a member in 1976, I have developed friendships that became some of my best and most devoted friends, e.g., groomsmen, godparents to my sons, etc. My sons, William Jr. PC ’10 and Andrew PC ’12, are also Texas Fijis, and so are my uncle, brother, and cousin.” Carcy Clinton PC ’76 “Tau Deuteron has and will always have a special place in my heart. The bond that was created 37 years ago is stronger than it has ever been with my friendships that began at Buen Retiro. I have had the privilege of truly living ‘not for college days alone’ with my best friends and look forward to the next gathering. I see this spirit transcend pledge classes and am very proud to be a part of the legacy and support the future pledge classes.” Tom Rodman PC ’76 “The Fijis have been an important part of my life. I still maintain close contact with many brothers and consider these guys to be my best and closest friends. I would like to see the fraternity continue to do well. My son, James, will attend UT in the fall and I hope will continue the family tradition, if given the chance (I have an uncle, two brothers and two nephews who are also Fijis).” R. Bryan Stone PC ’76 “Being a Fiji at the University of Texas has been one of the best experiences I have ever had. I am still very close to a lot of my Fiji brothers, especially those in my pledge class. I am proud to say my son, Andrew PC ’08, is also a Fiji (third generation), and I believe he got to experience a lot of the great things I did as a Fiji. I would like for others to have the same opportunities as well.” This project would not be possible without the generous support of alumni. Help increase your class’s participation by contributing to the campaign today. Please Join Us for 2013 Texas Football Tailgate Parties Join Texas Fiji at Buen Retiro for tailgating before home football games. If the game begins at 11 a.m. there won’t be a tailgate, but for all other games we will begin tailgating two hours before the game. \r\nTEXAS FIJI BROTHERS AND FRIENDS TOGETHER PLEDGE MORE THAN $4.66 MILLION O ur sincerest thank-you goes to the following Texas Fiji brothers and friends for committing $4,669,293 to the Texas Fiji: Not for College Days Alone campaign. These donors recognize the importance of ensuring the future of Texas Fiji and have demonstrated a sense of gratitude for their personal experience. Commitments are still needed from the rest of our alumni to achieve our goal and complete this major Buen Retiro Society ($250,000 and above) Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous In honor of the 1970 Pledge Class 1883 Founders Society ($100,000 to $249,999) Anonymous In honor of the 1974 Pledge Class The Waltmon Family DeWitt Waltmon Sr. PC ’45 DeWitt Waltmon Jr. PC ’76 Scott M. Waltmon PC ’83 Austin Waltmon PC ’11 Jeff Heller PC ’58 The Young Family John H. Young PC ’61 John R. Young PC ’87 David A. Ott PC ’64 Robert Canon PC ’72 The Blonkvist Family Timothy B. Blonkvist PC ’75 Brady Blonkvist PC ’10 Robert C. Orr Jr. PC ’75 The Butter Family Zane R. Butter PC ’81 Z.B. Butter PC ’10 Undergraduate Chapter Black Diamond Society ($50,000 to $99,999) Anonymous The McCaig Family Robert McCaig PC ’50 R. Shain McCaig Jr. PC ’78 Lindsay McCaig PC ’81 M. Shannon McCaig PC ’82 The Walker Family Jim W. Walker PC ’54 Reid Walker PC ’86 Patrick P. Walker PC ’90 Scott Petty Jr. PC ’55 C. Preston Butcher PC ’57 Jon Brumley PC ’61 Bruce Hill PC ’73 M. Spencer Rigney PC ’76 Howard Bagby Jr. PC ’77 In memory of Louie Schreiner PC ’77 Gary Schneider PC ’78 Shepherd 5 Points Family Foundation Eugene B. Shepherd PC ’78 The Snodgrass Family Kevin R. Snodgrass PC ’78 Kevin T. Snodgrass PC ’10 Rob Walls PC ’78 The Towns Family Thomas Keller Towns PC ’79 Thomas Keller Towns Jr. PC ’12 Bob Butchofsky PC ’80 Karl Rathjen PC ’82 Grady W. Roberts PC ’85 Lee Jacobe PC ’87 Mayes Middleton PC ’00 White Star Society ($25,000 to $49,999) Anonymous The King/Kinney Family William G. Kinney II PC ’40 William G. Kinney III PC ’72 Stephen W. Kinney PC ’74 D. Craig Kinney PC ’76 Duane H. King PC ’79 David R. King PC ’83 Benjamin K. Kinney PC ’88 The Northington Family Robert H. Northington PC ’48 Robert C. Northington PC ’75 Robert C. Northington II PC ’03 The Fordtran/Stone Family John S. Fordtran PC ’49 R. Bryan Stone PC ’76 William T. Teten PC ’03 Andrew John Stone PC ’08 The Coffee Family Robert F. Coffee PC ’52 Roy C. Coffee Jr. PC ’55 Roy C. Coffee III PC ’82 The Fraser Family Charles D. Fraser PC ’52 Dr. Charles D. Fraser Jr. PC ’76 Charles D. Fraser III PC ’07 The Black Family James M. Black PC ’60 William E. Black PC ’69 Robert F. Black PC ’72 John M. Black PC ’90 J. Benjamin Black PC ’03 William E. Chiles PC ’67 The Duncan Family Vance C. Duncan PC ’70 Harrison Duncan PC ’12 Campaign Status At-a-Glance As of August 12, 2013 project. All supporters of the project pledging $2,500 and above will be recognized on a prominently displayed plaque. All donors contributing $1,000 or more to the campaign will be recognized in campaign publications. If an error has been made in recording your gift, or your name has been mistakenly omitted or listed improperly, we sincerely apologize. Please advise our campaign coordinator at (785) 843-1661 so we can make the correction. Thank you to those who have made a commitment! Porter Farrell II PC ’73 In honor of George J. and Margaret R. Farrell David Lumpkins PC ’73 Larry McAfee PC ’73 Kyle R. Burnett PC ’76 Family The Campbell Family William J. Campbell PC ’76 William J. Campbell Jr. PC ’10 Andrew D. Campbell PC ’12 Ross M. Davis PC ’76 The Hudnall Family Clayton H. Hudnall PC ’76 Clark C. Hudnall PC ’10 The Hickey Family Jeff L. Hickey PC ’77 Russell C. Hickey PC ’10 The Rasmussen Family Hal J. Rasmussen PC ’77 Christopher Rasmussen PC ’10 The Uhl Family Arthur G. Uhl III PC ’77 James Uhl PC ’11 James P. McGinnis PC ’78 In honor of the 1978 Pledge Class Robert T. Ray PC ’78 The Grimes Family D. Link Grimes PC ’79 Nelson Link Grimes PC ’11 The Merritt Family Marshall Merritt PC ’79 Will Merritt PC ’10 John B. Berry PC ’80 John D. Harkey Jr. PC ’80 In honor of John D. Harkey Sr. Richard A. Beeler PC ’81 James M. Nakfoor PC ’82 William T. Griffin Jr. PC ’83 The McLaughlin Family Matt McLaughlin PC ’83 Stuart McLaughlin PC ’12 The Rochelle Family Jeff Rochelle PC ’83 Thomas Rochelle PC ’12 Randall Mays PC ’84 Michael U. Ellington Jr. PC ’87 Robert and Marcy Duncan Family John Duncan PC ’89 William Duncan PC ’10 Thomas Duncan PC ’11 Jeffrey M. Jacobe PC ’90 Mark W. Muecke PC ’97 In memory of Jackson Dudley ’97 The Roche Family David Roche, Sewanee Campbell Roche PC ’04 Jackson Roche PC ’08 The Doggett Family William Doggett Jr. PC ’05 Bill and Karen Case In honor of William Case PC ’11 Purple Owl Society ($10,000 to $24,999) Bradley A. Fowler PC ’52 Delano Womack PC ’52 Don M. Shine PC ’55 Fred W. Middleton PC ’56 The Willerson Family Dr. Jim Willerson PC ’57 Dr. Darrell Willerson PC ’59 Jodie Thompson Jr. PC ’58 The McCuistion/Wombwell Family James H. McCuistion PC ’59 Stewart Wombwell PC ’13 Ernest H. Cockrell PC ’63 Al Thaggard PC ’65 Roger C. Letz PC ’71 In memory of Paul Bradley PC ’71 The Pearce Family Stephen M. Pearce PC ’71 Jonathan M. Pearce PC ’01 Taylor Y. Pearce PC ’03 The Finklea Family William L. Finklea PC ’74 Larry L. Finklea PC ’76 J. McCurdy Cardwell PC ’09 Kent Collins PC ’75 Gary McClure PC ’76 In honor of Those Who Follow Cecily and Tom Rodman Jr. PC ’76 John W. Elliott PC ’77 Thomas W. Robinson Jr. PC ’77 Bryan C. Campbell PC ’78 Jeffrey A. Howard PC ’78 The Kuni Family Douglas W. Kuni PC ’78 Kelly Kuni PC ’11 The Rodman Family Jim Rodman PC ’78 Chris Rodman PC ’10 Steven D. Arnold PC ’79 John N. McIntyre PC ’79 Randy Petersen PC ’79 John R. Rutherford PC ’79 Charlie Shears PC ’79 J. Marshall Adkins PC ’80 In memory of Ted Westmoreland PC ’80 Ron D. Willis PC ’80 Michael V. O’Shell PC ’84 The Oldham Family Steve Oldham PC ’87 Michael K. Oldham PC ’89 Jason H. Downie PC ’88 Michael D. Grigsby PC ’88 Brian P. McCabe PC ’88 Edward Fisher PC ’92 Ryan Wald PC ’94 The Finnegan Family Nick Finnegan PC ’04 Scotty Finnegan PC ’12 The Williamson Family J. Bryan and Susan Williamson Brandt Williamson PC ’09 Matt Williamson PC ’11 Larry and Sarah West Dillon West PC ’11 300 W. 27th Street Society ($5,000 to $9,999) Robert W. Pratt Jr. PC ’48 Marshall T. Clegg PC ’49 Capt. Robert P. Fowler USNR (Ret.) PC ’51 In memory of Jerry Burton PC ’51 The Robertson Family Robert J. Robertson PC ’55 June Robertson Wukasch Foundation Don C. Wukasch, M.D. PC ’55 Barry C. Wukasch, Ph.D. PC ’57 Lon P. Carpenter PC ’58 Michael A. Reilly PC ’67 James L. Geary PC ’68 In memory of Gary W. Whitworth PC ’68 John C. Thomas PC ’69 Edward E. Stocker Jr. PC ’70 In memory of Bobby Ratliff PC ’69 Peter Barbour PC ’71 In memory of Paul Bradley PC ’71 The Thornton Family Mark Thornton, M.D. PC ’72 Taylor Thornton PC ’11 Jay K. Turner PC ’73 Scot D. Northern PC ’75 Glen J. Ellis Jr. PC ’76 Paul C. Peters Jr. PC ’76 Christopher P. Renaud PC ’77 Brian K. Gammill PC ’78 T. Grant Johnson PC ’78 Tom Shirley PC ’78 Evan Williams PC ’78 Michael L. Calhoun PC ’79 Brian T. McLaughlin PC ’79 Britt Smith PC ’79 Mark C. Winter PC ’79 Douglas A. Dawson PC ’80 Joe Merritt PC ’81 E. C. Fellbaum PC ’82 The Roberts Family Rick Roberts PC ’82 Ford Roberts PC ’12 Michael M. Dellinger PC ’91 Jack Nelson PC ’94 Robb Parks PC ’95 Michael Anderson PC ’97 In memory of Jerry P. Dehlinger PC ’58 W. Daniel Meyer PC ’00 Matt T. Muecke PC ’00 Ryan Strawn PC ’00 William J. O’Brien IV PC ’02 Thomas E. Smith Sr. In honor of Thomas E. Smith Jr. PC ’03 Leonard W. Edwards II PC ’05 In honor of the Pledge Class of 2005 Warren R. Williamson Jr. PC ’05 Tom and Jenny Fitzpatrick In honor of Charlie Fitzpatrick PC ’11 Cynthia and John Adkins In honor of John Adkins Jr. PC ’12 Tau Deuteron Society ($2,500 to $4,999) Charles M. Berkey PC ’47 In memory of Charles Parker PC ’40 and Charles Sowell PC ’48 Fred W. Patterson PC ’48 In memory of Thomas V. Patterson, M.D. PC ’38 $5.5 Million Goal $4,669,293 Total Contributions 399 Contributors 1,933 Mailable Alumni C. Daniel Jones PC ’49 In honor of Fiji Brothers who served in the armed forces during war time Sam Crowther PC ’52 Pledge Class of 1954 In memory of Tom Arnhold John Dell Brasher Walter Fondren Buddy Frick Bill Fullingim Horace Greenstreet Dan Hilliard Gene Holmgreen Don Hugus Werner Rennert Jim Walker Jim Welch Herb Hamilton PC ’54 Frank B. Jones Jr. PC ’55 Arlis B. Parkhurst PC ’55 Marc H. Stewart PC ’54 Chancy Croft PC ’56 In memory of Rex Greenstreet PC ’55 T.J. Jarrett PC ’58 In memory of Ed Jerrett Ed H. Esquivel PC ’59 The Hall Family Laurens A. “Larry” Hall PC ’60 Grant A. Hall PC ’89 Robert A. “Bob” Spears PC ’60 In memory of Richard Lewis PC ’60 The Graham Family Bert Graham PC ’61 Silas Graham PC ’95 Will Graham PC ’99 In memory of Glenn Graham PC ’63 Michael R. Boxwell PC ’62 G. Douglas Wiley PC ’65 Robert H. Sewell PC ’66 James A. Boone PC ’68 Ras Redwine PC ’71 In memory of Paul Bradley PC ’71 Dan McElroy PC ’76 Brent Ratliff PC ’76 Jeff Webb PC ’76 The Beckham Family John Beckham PC ’77 Rob Beckham PC ’82 The Hopper Family Bart Hopper PC ’77 Chase Hopper PC ’06 Steven B. Johnson PC ’77 Scott Ramsey PC ’77 Kirk W. Boswell PC ’79 Tom Rachal PC ’79 Bo Huggins PC ’81 Paul A. Schweizer PC ’85 Bart Boxwell PC ’86 The Taaffe Family Peter Taaffe PC ’89 Ryan Taaffe PC ’93 Brett Taaffe PC ’95 Kirk Tucker PC ’90 In memory of Chad McLaughlin PC ’90 Paul Cohen PC ’91 Matthew S. Daly PC ’91 Jeff Montgomery PC ’91 The Holcomb Family Brandon K. Holcomb PC ’92 Blake F. Holcomb PC ’98 William H. Marsh PC ’92 Ben H. Montgomery PC ’92 Ryan D. Moss PC ’92 Gantt H. Walton PC ’92 Chad R. Dickson PC ’93 David Anderson PC ’94 William R. Henson PC ’97 Corbin Chaffin PC ’99 Daniel G. Zoch PC ’99 Rogan B. Giles III PC ’00 Chandler Quisenberry PC ’02 Max Stubbs PC ’03 Thomas Allen PC ’04 Eric and Teri Chang‑Tung In honor of the 2010 Pledge Class Robert Ehrlich III PC ’10 The Thurmond Family In honor of Carter Thurmond PC ’11 The Arthur Family Jay and Deirdre Arthur Keller E. Arthur PC ’12 Paul and Jennifer Gregory In honor of Ryan Gregory PC ’12 Braxton Pratt PC ’12 Loyal Fiji Society ($1,000 to $2,499) The Bailey Family Carson Alfred Bailey PC ’27 Carson Alfred Bailey Jr. PC ’53 Doug Bailey PC ’69 Jeff Bailey PC ’79 Craig Bailey PC ’82 Wm. G. “Billy” Dwyer PC ’40 William N. “Bill” Hamilton PC ’40 Howard W. Parker PC ’42 Aubrey “Ace” Black PC ’46 In memory of Blackie Dahlberg PC ’42 Jack L. Phillips PC ’45 In honor of Clay Abernathy PC ’68 and Stephen Jack Mizer Paul H. Smith PC ’45 Preston H. Dial Jr. PC ’47 In memory of David Gardner PC ’46 Patrick H. Swearingen Jr. PC ’47 Basil E. Walker Jr. PC ’48 In memory of R.C. Neely Jr. PC ’32 James A. Wood PC ’48 Roy E. Kimsey Jr. PC ’53 Frank Roddie PC ’53 David A. Rogers PC ’53 Joe Gray, M.D. PC ’54 In memory of Horace Greenstreet PC ’54 Larry L. Lloyd PC ’54 In memory of Gerald E. Veltmann ’38 and David C. Bland ’32 The McNeill Family William A. McNeill PC ’55 William G. McNeill PC ’91 James E. Suttle ’55 Bruce Shrake PC ’56 David O. Turner PC ’56 In honor of Brad Fowler PC ’52, 1956 Pledge Trainer Jerry Peckham PC ’58 E. Wayne Ray Jr. PC ’59 David F. Riley PC ’59 J. Currie Bechtol PC ’60 Ralph L. Arrell PC ’61 Craig Scott PC ’64 David Herndon PC ’65 Bill Nance PC ’66 In memory of Blue, Fiji Mascot Bob Barnes PC ’68 David M. Keeton PC ’68 J. Preston Robinson PC ’68 James B. Smith Jr. PC ’69 Campbell Patton PC ’73 Byron McKnight PC ’74 W. Dwight Chumbley PC ’76 In memory of Louis Schreiner PC ’77 The Ames Family Gene Ames III PC ’77 Asa Ames PC ’08 The Cahoon Family Allan G. King PC ’78 David S. Houston PC ’82 Ric Moseley PC ’89 Darrell Hernandez PC ’91 Kevin Hunter PC ’91 John C. McGowan PC ’91 Christopher Ohmstede PC ’91 Sean M. Scott PC ’91 G. Douglas Wiley II PC ’91 Josh M. Zeller PC ’91 The Turlington Family Kyle Turlington PC ’92 Gardner H. Dudley PC ’93 Barney C. Wiley PC ’93 Henry “Bubba” Harkins PC ’94 Stephen Cooper PC ’95 Eric P. Belin PC ’97 Ben Bufkin PC ’97 Andrew Green PC ’97 Payson Tucker PC ’97 In honor of Vance Duncan PC ’70 William H. Alexander PC ’98 Scott Gardner PC ’98 In memory of Jackson Dudley PC ’98 Nathan M. Stedham PC ’98 James H. Dudley IV PC ’99 Grant W. Livesay PC ’99 Jacob Saour PC ’99 Jamie W. Weaver PC ’99 Adam Bridgman PC ’07 J.C. Clemens Jr. PC ’07 Tucker Moore PC ’07 In honor of the Best Days of his Life Chris Woldert In honor of Jerry Woldert PC ’10 Brew Houston PC ’11